Test Act of 1673
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The Test Act of 1673 was an English law that required holders of public office to conform to the Church of England, effectively excluding Catholics and Protestant dissenters from many positions of power.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| First Test Act | 1 |
| Test Act of 1673 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18512733 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Test Act of 1673 Context triple: [Exclusion Bill, precededBy, Test Act of 1673]
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A.
Act of Satisfaction 1653
The Act of Satisfaction 1653 was an English parliamentary measure that redistributed Irish land to pay and reward soldiers and creditors following the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland.
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B.
Scott Act
The Scott Act was an 1888 U.S. federal law that drastically tightened Chinese exclusion by prohibiting Chinese laborers who had left the United States from reentering, even if they previously held valid return certificates.
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C.
Triennial Act 1641
The Triennial Act 1641 was an English law passed during the early Stuart period that sought to limit royal authority by requiring that Parliament be summoned at least once every three years.
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D.
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was a controversial law passed by the British Parliament requiring American colonists to provide housing and supplies for British soldiers, contributing significantly to rising colonial resentment before the American Revolution.
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E.
Act of Security 1704
The Act of Security 1704 was a pivotal Scottish law asserting the Scottish Parliament’s right to choose a separate successor to the throne from England unless key economic and political conditions were met, intensifying the constitutional crisis that led to the 1707 Acts of Union.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Test Act of 1673 Target entity description: The Test Act of 1673 was an English law that required holders of public office to conform to the Church of England, effectively excluding Catholics and Protestant dissenters from many positions of power.
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A.
Act of Satisfaction 1653
The Act of Satisfaction 1653 was an English parliamentary measure that redistributed Irish land to pay and reward soldiers and creditors following the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland.
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B.
Scott Act
The Scott Act was an 1888 U.S. federal law that drastically tightened Chinese exclusion by prohibiting Chinese laborers who had left the United States from reentering, even if they previously held valid return certificates.
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C.
Triennial Act 1641
The Triennial Act 1641 was an English law passed during the early Stuart period that sought to limit royal authority by requiring that Parliament be summoned at least once every three years.
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D.
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was a controversial law passed by the British Parliament requiring American colonists to provide housing and supplies for British soldiers, contributing significantly to rising colonial resentment before the American Revolution.
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E.
Act of Security 1704
The Act of Security 1704 was a pivotal Scottish law asserting the Scottish Parliament’s right to choose a separate successor to the throne from England unless key economic and political conditions were met, intensifying the constitutional crisis that led to the 1707 Acts of Union.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
An Act for preventing Dangers which may happen from Popish Recusants
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First Test Act
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